European Union
The European Union's (EU) Commission has delayed introducing new animal welfare measures for its member states, citing concerns about jeopardizing the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. This decision has disappointed many animal welfare advocates, who had been expecting new standards on farming practices such as slaughter, labelling, and animal housing.
Charities
After being missing for two years, a cat named Rio was reunited with his owners thanks to his microchip, highlighting the importance of this initiative in reuniting lost pets with their families. Homeward Bound, a local organization, works tirelessly to check microchips and reunite pets across the Fylde Coast. The
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The RSPCA is expecting its busiest day of the year, with frontline rescue teams dealing with a peak of animal welfare issues on July 10, similar to last year when they handled 1,157 incidents. This translates to 48 incidents every hour, ranging from giving advice to owners, transferring animals
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The animal welfare charity RSPCA reports a surge in animal welfare incidents during the summer months, with the highest number of cases recorded on July 10. In 2022, the charity took 34,401* cruelty calls to their emergency line, a third increase from the previous year. This translates to an
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Winchester MP Danny Chambers visited the Dogs Trust in Salisbury, a charitable organization working to end puppy smuggling. His Animal Welfare Bill, aimed at cracking down on the smuggling of pets from abroad and preventing mutilated pets from entering the UK, has passed its third reading in the House of
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Woodside Animal Welfare Sanctuary in Plymouth is overwhelmed with a significant increase in short-muzzled bulldog breeds, particularly French Bulldogs, English Bulldogs, and Pocket Bullies, requiring urgent medical care due to breathing and health issues. The charity has seen a sharp rise in severe cases, including a young French Bulldog that
Animal welfare
The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium has released its official population estimate for the critically endangered species, reporting a total of 372 individuals in 2023, including 12 calves. While this may indicate a leveling off of the steep decline of prior years, experts warn that this stabilization should not be
Animal welfare
Conservation efforts are direly needed to save the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, with only around 350 individuals left, including fewer than 70 reproductive females. The International Fund for Animal Welfare's (IFAW) research expedition, Song of the Whale, aimed to better understand the presence, distribution, and health
